Nov 1st and 2nd, Las Cruces

While waiting for the RV repair we did some shopping for the RV. We purchased new fluorescent lights for the living area needed to brighten the area, a ladder special type that folds into a stick but very sturdy and can be used as a step ladder or extension ladder , Woody has been looking for one since last spring, we even got a discount. We also looked at some new RV’s while there, they handle many brands among them KZ Sportsmen so we had to look at the new models, decided they were a little prettier than ours but not as practical and had less storage, one unit we looked at had larger windows in the living area and from the outside we thought, wow that would be nice but when we walked inside the windows went down below the couch, so the part of the window that one could open was actually hidden behind the couch, how practical is that, sometimes you just have to think what were they thinking!
Other than shopping, we visited with a couple who were fulltime RVer’s also, walked the dogs, and visited an old Mesilla Village, which is located on the edge of Las Cruces. Woody took some nice pictures and I lost them, think I deleted them from the camera card thinking that I had transferred them to a folder, a first for me, I thought I always checked the folders to make sure the pictures transferred properly but I must have neglected to do a double check. Oh well at least it was pictures of stuff, not some special family affair.

Mesilla ("Little Tableland") is the best-known and most visited historical community in Southern New Mexico. Since its' beginning, around 1848, Mesilla has had a major influence on the economic, cultural, historical, and political life of the Mesilla Valley. From the Gadsden Purchase, to the Civil War, to the Butterfield Stage Coach Trail, to the trial of Billy the Kid, to being a lively social center in the 1880s--Mesilla has been a prominent part of the rich history of the Southwest.

One neat part of this village are the original adobe style buildings which are still being used today as shops and homes, it was so neat to walk through these old adobe buildings with there uneven wood floors, irregular height ceilings built with branches and straw and flat roofs. The courthouse where Billy the Kid was tried and convicted has been preserved and is now Billy the Kid Gift Shop. Located in the 1840's Historic Old Butterfield Stage Building is La Posta de Mesilla Restaurant, Cantina & Chile Shop. The Double Eagle Restaurant and Peppers Café is a National Registered Historical site and have played witness to many colourful and historical events, including the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago -- which ended the Mexican-American War in 1848, the negotiation and confirmation of the Gadsden Purchase in 1854, Confederate Army occupation in 1861 and the incarceration and trial of Billy the Kid in 1881. Double Eagle Restaurant's name was derived from a United States gold piece minted in the 1850's. The Ten Dollar coin was known as the "Eagle" and the Twenty Dollar coin as the "Double Eagle”. The village really is worth visiting, we are happy that we had some to see it, we could have spent more time there easily, sure did not see everything but sure enjoyed what we saw.
Returned home, and did our usual tasks, ending the evening chatting online with friends.